MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedEducationIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Southern Adventist University

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 4, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,336state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Southern Adventist University →2 incidents on file

Southern Adventist University notified Washington AG of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) breach. Cybercriminals exfiltrated data (names, DOB, student IDs) between Feb-May 2020. Attack identified May 20, 2020; Southern notified Aug 5, 2020. 1,336 WA residents affected. Ransom paid to destroy backup. Remediation includes enhanced security controls.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 4, 2020

Filed

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_e365ec92dcbe46142020-09-04Verified

Name: Southern Adventist University
norm: southern adventist university

Name: Southern Adventist University
norm: southern adventist university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,336state-resident count only
Data types: EducationIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged external cybersecurity professionals
Engaged forensic experts
Notified law enforcement
Paid cybercriminal to ensure backup file was permanently destroyed
Provided written notification to affected residents
Advised affected residents about fraud alerts and security freezes
Changes made: Enhanced access management
Network segmentation
Deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Hardening of environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGSep 4 · first

Washington State AGSep 4 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10292.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 4, 2020
Raw hash: 308ed8e987dc37396cda4453e4c914060819735ed4a31b45fa45fb9aceb01b01

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouthern Adventist University

Victim entitySouthern Adventist University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged external cybersecurity professionals

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com